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LONDON. — Manchester United goalkeeper David De Gea has suffered a dislocated finger while on international duty with Spain and there are fears that he might be sidelined for a month. Anders Lindegaard will make his first Manchester United appearance in over six months against Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium this coming Saturday if Gea fails to recover from a dislocated finger, with former Barcelona goalkeeper Victor Valdés yet to be offered a contract at Old Trafford following a serious knee injury.

United are awaiting news on the full extent of De Gea’s injury after being informed on Friday evening that he had dislocated the fifth finger on his right hand during training with Vicente del Bosque’s Spain squad.

De Gea was immediately ruled out of Saturday night’s Euro 2016 qualifier against Belarus in Huelva and is also expected to miss tomorrow’s friendly against Germany, but United are hopeful that the injury will respond to treatment and not lead to the four-week lay-off that has been suggested as a worst-case scenario.

If De Gea misses the trip to Arsenal, Danish keeper Lindegaard is set to act as understudy — seven months after his last outing against Newcastle last April — due to ongoing fitness concerns over Valdés.

Valdés, who is a free agent after leaving Barcelona in the summer, has spent the last month undergoing rehabilitation at United after suffering a serious knee injury while playing for Barca in March. — The Daily Express.